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54 works by 32 artists

54 works featuring “Wedding” by 32 artists, from the 16th to the 20th century, held in 30 museums.

The Marriage of Strongbow and Aoife, Daniel Maclise

The Marriage of Strongbow and Aoife, c. 1854.

The Marriage of Strongbow and Aoife (museum title)

Daniel Maclise (Irish), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Ireland

London Bridge on the Night of the Marriage of the Prince and Princess of Wales, William Holman Hunt

London Bridge on the Night of the Marriage of the Prince and Princess of Wales, 1863.

London Bridge on the Night of the Marriage of the Prince… (museum title)

William Holman Hunt (British), oil on canvas

Ashmolean Museum, United Kingdom

Les Noces de Cana, Hieronymus Bosch

Les Noces de Cana, 1500.

Les Noces de Cana (museum title)

Hieronymus Bosch (Dutch), oil on wood panel

Huis Bergh, Netherlands

La Noce, Henri Rousseau

La Noce, 1905.

La Noce (museum title)

Henri Rousseau (French), oil on canvas

Musée de l'Orangerie, France

Sketch of the 'The Western Wedding' on 25 Berkeley Square headed paper, William Orpen

Sketch of the 'The Western Wedding' on 25 Berkeley Square headed paper, 1914.

Sketch of the 'The Western Wedding' on 25 Berkeley Square… (museum title)

William Orpen (Irish), pencil and ink on paper

National Gallery of Ireland

Thinka's wedding with the bailiff, Erik Werenskiold

Thinka's wedding with the bailiff, 1903.

Thinkas bryllup med fogden (museum title)

Erik Werenskiold (Norwegian), pen and pencil on paper

National Museum of Norway

The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine, Nicolas Poussin

The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine, 1628–1629.

Le Mariage mystique de sainte Catherine (museum title)

Nicolas Poussin (French), oil on wood

National Galleries of Scotland, United Kingdom

The wedding, Francisco de Goya

The wedding, 1792.

Le Mariage (museum title)

Francisco de Goya (Spanish), oil on canvas

Prado Museum, Spain

Before the Mayor, Honoré Daumier

Before the Mayor, 1845.

Devant M. le Maire (museum title)

Honoré Daumier (French), lithograph

National Gallery of Art, United States

Wedding at Gulsvik, Adolph Tidemand

Wedding at Gulsvik, 1849.

Bryllup i Gulsvik (museum title)

Adolph Tidemand (Norwegian), pencil on paper

National Museum of Norway

The Peasant Wedding, Pieter Bruegel the Elder

The Peasant Wedding, 1568.

The Peasant Wedding (museum title)

Pieter Bruegel the Elder (Dutch), oil on oak panel

Kunsthistorisches Museum, Austria

Choosing the Wedding Gown, William Mulready

Choosing the Wedding Gown, 1845.

Choosing the Wedding Gown (museum title)

William Mulready (Irish), oil on panel

Victoria and Albert Museum, United Kingdom

The Oath of John Casimir, Jan Matejko

The Oath of John Casimir, 1889.

Śluby Jana Kazimierza (museum title)

Jan Matejko (Polish), oil on wood

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Bridal procession through the forest, Adolph Tidemand

Bridal procession through the forest, 1869–1873.

Brudetog gjennom skogen (museum title)

Adolph Tidemand (Norwegian), charcoal and chalk on paper

National Museum of Norway

A Man and Woman on a Horse: Study for the Western Wedding, William Orpen

A Man and Woman on a Horse: Study for the Western Wedding, 1913.

A Man and Woman on a Horse: Study for the Western Wedding (museum title)

William Orpen (Irish), black and red chalk and watercolor on paper

National Gallery of Ireland

Illustration for the Book Finska Folksagor, Berättade af Rafaël Hertzberg, the Tale Mösset, som stod brud, Sketch for the Illustration on Page 25, Helene Schjerfbeck

Illustration for the Book Finska Folksagor, Berättade af Rafaël Hertzberg, the Tale Mösset, som stod brud, Sketch for the Illustration on Page 25, 1880.

Kuvitusta kirjaan Finska Folksagor, Berättade af Rafaël… (museum title)

Helene Schjerfbeck (Finnish), pencil on paper

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

The Wedding of the Bohemian, Edvard Munch

The Wedding of the Bohemian, 1925.

Bohemens bryllup (museum title)

Edvard Munch (Norwegian), oil on canvas

Munch Museum, Norway

The Wedding of the Bohemian, Edvard Munch

The Wedding of the Bohemian, 1920s.

Bohemens bryllup (museum title)

Edvard Munch (Norwegian), oil on canvas

Munch Museum, Norway

Le Mariage de la Vierge, Albrecht Dürer

Le Mariage de la Vierge, 1504.

Le Mariage de la Vierge (museum title)

Albrecht Dürer (German), woodcut on paper

National Gallery of Art, United States

Figure studies, wedding at Gulsvik, Adolph Tidemand

Figure studies, wedding at Gulsvik, 1849.

Figurstudier fra bryllup i Gulsvik (museum title)

Adolph Tidemand (Norwegian), pencil on paper

National Museum of Norway

Arab Wedding in Cairo, Charles-Théodore Frère

Arab Wedding in Cairo, 1866.

Noce arabe au Caire (museum title)

Charles-Théodore Frère (French), oil on canvas

Musée des Beaux-Arts de Reims, France

The Civil Wedding, Albert Anker

The Civil Wedding, 1887.

Die Ziviltrauung (museum title)

Albert Anker (Swiss), oil on canvas

Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland

The Marriage of the Virgin, École de Cuzco

The Marriage of the Virgin, c. 1680–1700.

Desposorios de la Virgen (museum title)

École de Cuzco, oil on canvas

Lima Art Museum (MALI), Peru

The Wedding, Fernand Léger

The Wedding, 1911–1912.

La Noce (museum title)

Fernand Léger (French), oil on canvas

Musée National d'Art Moderne, France

The Small Triumphal Car or the Burgundian Marriage (left part), Albrecht Dürer

The Small Triumphal Car or the Burgundian Marriage (left part), 1518.

The Small Triumphal Car or the Burgundian Marriage (left… (museum title)

Albrecht Dürer (German), woodblock print

British Museum, United Kingdom

Portrait of a Couple probably Isaac Massa and Beatrix van der Laen, Frans Hals

Portrait of a Couple probably Isaac Massa and Beatrix van der Laen, 1622.

Portrait of a Couple probably Isaac Massa and Beatrix van… (museum title)

Frans Hals (Dutch), oil on canvas

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Compositional sketch for the painting "The Marriage of Jadwiga and Jagiełło" - In a hall a group including Władysław Jagiełło with a cross, beside him Jadwiga and a bishop. Sketch of a seated Stańczyk (double-sided drawing), Jan Matejko

Compositional sketch for the painting "The Marriage of Jadwiga and Jagiełło" - In a hall a group including Władysław Jagiełło with a cross, beside him Jadwiga and a bishop. Sketch of a seated Stańczyk (double-sided drawing), 1860s.

Szkic kompozycyjny do obrazu "Ślub Jadwigi z Jagiełłą" - W… (museum title)

Jan Matejko (Polish), pencil on paper

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Mystic Marriage of St. Catherine, Nicolas Poussin

Mystic Marriage of St. Catherine

Mystic Marriage of St. Catherine (museum title)

Nicolas Poussin (French), pen and brown ink, gray and brown wash, over black chalk

Cleveland Museum of Art, United States

Self-Portrait at the Wedding Table, Edvard Munch

Self-Portrait at the Wedding Table, 1920s.

Selvportrett ved bryllupsbordet (museum title)

Edvard Munch (Norwegian), oil on canvas

Munch Museum, Norway

Hardangerbrud, Vikøy, Adolph Tidemand

Hardangerbrud, Vikøy, 1849.

Hardangerbrud, Vikøy (museum title)

Adolph Tidemand (Norwegian), watercolor and pencil on paper

National Museum of Norway

Rising Son-in-Law in Bengal, Gaganendranath Tagore

Rising Son-in-Law in Bengal, 1921.

Rising Son-in-Law in Bengal (museum title)

Gaganendranath Tagore (Indian)

Indian Museum, Kolkata, India

The Wedding Dance, Pieter Bruegel the Elder

The Wedding Dance, 1566.

The Wedding Dance (museum title)

Pieter Bruegel the Elder (Dutch), oil on panel

Detroit Institute of Arts, United States

Marriage Contract and Country Dancing, Antoine Watteau

Marriage Contract and Country Dancing, c. 1711.

Marriage Contract and Country Dancing (museum title)

Antoine Watteau (French), oil on canvas

Prado Museum, Spain

A Priest Blessing a Couple: Study for 'The Western Wedding', William Orpen

A Priest Blessing a Couple: Study for 'The Western Wedding', c. 1914.

A Priest Blessing a Couple: Study for 'The Western Wedding' (museum title)

William Orpen (Irish), pencil and red chalk on paper

National Gallery of Ireland

The Small Triumphal Car or the Burgundian Marriage (right part), Albrecht Dürer

The Small Triumphal Car or the Burgundian Marriage (right part), 1518.

The Small Triumphal Car or the Burgundian Marriage (right… (museum title)

Albrecht Dürer (German), woodblock print

British Museum, United Kingdom

The Wedding of Samson, Rembrandt van Rijn

The Wedding of Samson, 1638.

The Wedding of Samson (museum title)

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch), oil on canvas

Dresden State Art Collections, Germany

Axel and Valborg. Act III, C.W. Eckersberg

Axel and Valborg. Act III, 1824.

Axel og Valborg. 3. akt (museum title)

C.W. Eckersberg (Danish), etching

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

The Wedding of the Bohemian, Edvard Munch

The Wedding of the Bohemian, 1920s.

Bohemens bryllup (museum title)

Edvard Munch (Norwegian), oil on canvas

Munch Museum, Norway

Self-Portrait at the Wedding Table, Edvard Munch

Self-Portrait at the Wedding Table, 1920s.

Selvportrett ved bryllupsbordet (museum title)

Edvard Munch (Norwegian), oil on canvas

Munch Museum, Norway

Proposal, a Gentleman and a Lady in 1840s Costumes on a Terrace, Albert Edelfelt

Proposal, a Gentleman and a Lady in 1840s Costumes on a Terrace, 1870–1905.

Kosinta, herra ja nainen 1840-luvun puvuissa terassilla (museum title)

Albert Edelfelt (Finnish), ink on paper

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

The Mystical Marriage of Saint Catherine of Alexandria, Luis Juárez

The Mystical Marriage of Saint Catherine of Alexandria

El matrimonio místico de santa Catalina de Alejandría (museum title)

Luis Juárez (Mexican), oil on canvas

National Museum of Art (MUNAL), Mexico City, Mexico

Sketch of Gardenia St George being measured for her wedding dress, William Orpen

Sketch of Gardenia St George being measured for her wedding dress, 1917.

Sketch of Gardenia St George being measured for her wedding… (museum title)

William Orpen (Irish), ink on paper

National Gallery of Ireland

The Sacrament of Marriage, Nicolas Poussin

The Sacrament of Marriage, 1647–1648.

Le Sacrement du mariage (museum title)

Nicolas Poussin (French), oil on canvas

National Galleries of Scotland, United Kingdom

Sketch of William Orpen's, 'The Western Wedding', William Orpen

Sketch of William Orpen's, 'The Western Wedding', 1914.

Sketch of William Orpen's, 'The Western Wedding' (museum title)

William Orpen (Irish), ink on paper

National Gallery of Ireland

Portrait of artist’s wife, Teodora née Giebułtowska, Jan Matejko

Portrait of artist’s wife, Teodora née Giebułtowska, 1879.

Portret żony artysty Teodory w stroju ślubnym (museum title)

Jan Matejko (Polish), oil on canvas

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Les Mariés, Amedeo Modigliani

Les Mariés, 1915.

Les Mariés (museum title)

Amedeo Modigliani (Italian), oil on canvas

Museum of Modern Art, United States

The Marriage, Camille Corot

The Marriage, c. 1845.

La Mariée (museum title)

Camille Corot (French), oil on canvas

Department of Paintings, Louvre Museum, France

The Wedding of the Bohemian, Edvard Munch

The Wedding of the Bohemian, 1920s.

Bohemens bryllup (museum title)

Edvard Munch (Norwegian), oil on mahogany

Munch Museum, Norway

The Bride, Anders Zorn

The Bride, 1886.

Bruden (museum title)

Anders Zorn (Swedish), watercolor

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

Bridal Procession on the Hardangerfjord, Hans Gude

Bridal Procession on the Hardangerfjord, 1848.

Brudeferd i Hardanger (museum title)

Hans Gude (Norwegian), oil on canvas

National Museum of Norway